Interfaith Dialogue for Peace-Making

The Interfaith Dialogue for Peace-Making Program is a two-week initiative designed to provide insight into the process of effective interfaith dialogue for peace-making. Communication and travel have transformed our world into a global village. People from various religions and cultures are interacting on a universal scale. Interaction is another name for dialogue. Through such interfaith and inter-religious dialogue, people are learning one another’s language, becoming familiar with one another’s religions, and, by making concessions for others, learning to live together in peace and harmony. The program helps participants understand that interfaith dialogue seeks peaceful solutions to controversial matters while, at the same time, being ready to learn from the insights and experiences of others. In this way, they can discover and appreciate wise and good things in other religions and, grow as spiritually better human beings, which is surely a goal shared by various religions. The program, further, trains participants to engage in peaceful interfaith dialogue using principles of mutual respect, tolerance, well-wishing and love. The program encourages participants to recognize that all of humanity shares a common Creator, dissolving the notion of ‘us versus them’ and fostering a ‘we-we’ perspective, seeing every person as a brother or sister. Embracing this awareness nurtures a culture of ‘love for all,’ providing an ideal foundation for interfaith dialogue and creating a unifying platform for spiritual and peace-oriented individuals worldwide.